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Topics covered so far: 1a,1b,1c, 2a, 2b, 2c,1f,1g, 1h, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 5b, 5c, 4c,4a, 1d,1e

date

what was learned

homework

10Feb
Research task on ethanol.
Test on 3abcd and 5bc on February 24
Complete research task on ethanol - due Feb 15
15Feb
Discuss ethanol research task and complete 3d

17Feb
Started "rates of reactions" with a measuring rates experiment
Prepare for test on 3abcd and 5bc
22Feb
Discuss worksheet 5bc

24Feb
  • Test on 3abcd and 5bc
  • Introduce planning investigation on reaction rates using sodium thiosulphate and hydrochloric acid reaction
Plan your investigation from research question to results table.
1 Mar
Feedback test

3 Mar
Investigation on rates of reactions using hydrochloric acid and sodium thiosulphate
Report on investigation due Thursday 17 March
8Mar
Data analysis on "measuring rates" experiment

10Mar
  • Rates of reactions worksheet questions 1 and 2
  • Experiment particle size and rate
Graphs:
  • on the same grid plot two graphs for mass of flask + content against time (choose 2 out of the 3 sets of data you have)
  • on a different grid draw two graphs of mass of CO2 against time
Due next week Tuesday 15 March
15Mar
Factors affecting rates of reactions

17Mar
"Becoming an expert"
"More on rates of reactions": questions 4 and 5
22Mar
Peer assessment of IA

24Mar
  • Activation energy and reaction profile
  • Collision theory
  • Make improvements to IA due on Thursday
  • make a mind map of section 4c
29Mar
Started 4a with Explorelearning: pH analysis and Acids, alkalis pH worksheet
"Practical question on rates of reactions" It is on the wiki in section 4c: due Thursday
31Mar
Experiments on reactions of acids

19Ap
Correct "acid and alkali" and dissociation and neutralisation

21Ap
Introduce making salts and make copper sulphate and precipitate salts
1. Complete "acid reactions"
2. Answer question 1 on experiment 7.2
3. Start revision for end of year exam
26Ap
precipitating salts

28Ap
  • Correct "making salts" and "acid reactions"
  • continue flowchart making salts
  • titration experiment
Revise for test on 4a and 4c on Thursday May 5 (1 lesson)
3May
Correct remaining questions

5May
Test on 4a and 4c
Revise for end of year exam.
10May
Feedback on test

12May
Naming compounds and writing formulae
Revise for end of year exam
17May
Balancing equations

19May
Balancing equations
Revise for end of year exam
24May
End of year exam

26May
End of year exam

31May
Feedback on exam

2Jun
Feedback on exam
Reflection on both papers 1 and 2
7Jun
  • Introduction to moles
  • relative formula mass
Complete exam reflection by next week Tuesday 14 June
9 Jun
Calculating moles from masses and molar volumes and vice versa
Complete all questions in 1d handout
14Jun
Molar volumes and calculating molar volumes and masses

16Jun
  • Calculating molar volumes
  • experiment: empirical formula
Complete worksheet calculating molar volumes
22Jun
Empirical formula

24Jun





Date

What was learned?

Homework

22Aug
Recall empirical formula


25Aug
  • Exercises on empirical formula
  • experiment: determining empirical formula of hydrated copper sulphate
Questions on empirical formulae

29Aug
feedback questions empirical formula

1Sept
  • Reduction of copper oxide by methane
  • Molecular formula
Questions p6 and 7 in 1e handout
5Sept
Correcting empiricalmolecular formula exercises in1e handout

9Sept
Mass-mass relationships
Calculating reacting amounts (51) questions 1 to 10



12Sept
Discussions on calculating reacting masses

16Sept
  • percentage yield
  • experiment on making solutions of set concentrations
Questions 1, 2 and 3 on the labcard
26Sept
Calculations using concentration formula